War in Ukraine Has Destroyed Retro Computers in Museum (March 2022)
A retro computer museum in Mariupol beloved by children was attacked by Russia
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March 29, 2022
by M. Kennedy
Nearly two decades ago, Dmitriy Cherepanov started a collection of retro computers in Mariupol, Ukraine, that grew into an internationally known assemblage of historic machines, housed in a private museum he called IT 8-bit.
Russia’s campaign to take over his city in southeast Ukraine has killed at least 2,000 civilians, destroyed most of the city’s homes and turned Cherepanov’s beloved computer museum into rubble.
“I’m very upset,” Cherepanov, 45, told NPR. “It’s been a hobby of my life.”
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Destroys Retro Computer Museum
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by M. Kan
The Club 8-Bit museum in Mariupol housed over a 120 retro computing devices, including some old-school Apple and Atari hardware, along with Soviet-era computers.
The escalating war in Ukraine has destroyed a museum devoted to retro computers.
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